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London. Word. Musical artist. Anita Jane Bryant (born March 25, 1940) is an American singer and anti-gay activist. She had three top 20 hits in the United States in the early 1960s. [1] She was the 1958 Miss Oklahoma beauty pageant winner, and a brand ambassador from 1969 to 1980 for the Florida Citrus Commission.
Jul 15, 2023 · While Anita Bryant’s activism in the 1970s centered around opposing gay rights, her current endeavors remain somewhat elusive. Bryant, now in her eighties, has largely withdrawn from the public stage. It is unclear to what extent she engages in activism or remains involved in social issues.
Jul 26, 2021 · A portrait of Anita Bryant, a prominent anti-gay crusader who led the "Save Our Children" campaign, alongside an image of two protesters at the Gay Freedom Day parade.
Oct 26, 2023 · On October 14, 1977, while speaking at an event in Iowa to promote her campaign to roll back anti-discrimination laws protecting LGBTQ people, Anita Bryant is hit in the face with a pie.
Aug 18, 2016 · Understanding Anita Bryant, the Woman Who Declared War on Gays. Robert Whirry -- a writer of the upcoming play Anita Bryant's Playboy Interview -- on why it's so important to know your...
Anita Jane Bryant (born March 25, 1940) is an American singer. She had three top 20 hits in the United States in the early 1960s. She was the 1958 Miss Oklahoma beauty pageant winner, and a brand ambassador from 1969 to 1980 for the Florida Citrus Commission.
Jun 9, 2021 · Singer and anti-gay activist Anita Bryant covers her face after being hit with a pie during a news conference in Des Moines, Iowa, in October 1977.
The Save Our Children campaign by 1970s Christian crusader Anita Bryant laid the groundwork for Florida's Don't Say Gay bill and the state's LGBTQ culture war.
Jun 15, 2020 · The county also happened to be home to Anita Bryant, a former beauty pageant winner with a string of semi-successful songs under her belt and a lucrative contract as the face of the state’s ...
In the heart-wrenching documentary LETTER TO ANITA, award-winning filmmaker Andrea Meyerson explores the painful legacy of singer Anita Bryant's infamous anti-gay campaign of the late 1970s.
